Table



Dec. 31, 1929. J. mm1-1K 1,741,904

TABLE Filed June 21, 1927 Patented Dec. 31, 1929 TABLE Application filed June 21,

The invention relates :to an improvement in tables, and more particularly to an improvement in auxiliary tables adapted for kitchen, restaurant, tea room, and the like service.

, `@ne object Aof the invention is to produce an improved article 'of furniture consisting of a regulation `size table :and lan auxiliary table of such .size and arrangement tliat'it may be used for all the purposes of standard table, and of such relation with the main table Vthat Whenit isnot iniuseit'may hefolded up under the main table Without interfering with any of ithe uses to which `'the main y'table is put.

Janother.olijeot k:off theinventionis to improve upon the construction and arrangement of the parts of Van'auxiliary table combined ywith a main table so as 'to adapt the 'auxiliary table for use by children of various ages. To .this end the auxiliary 'table has provision for adjustm'ent not only ast'o'its own'h'eight'but also as to its relation to the main ta'ble land 'to chairs of regulation hei'ght. The `improved talble' embodying these features of invention is "more fully described hereinafter vand is particularly pointed -out in the lappended claims.

Vln the Vaccompanying drawings 'illustrating the preferred form 'of invention, Fig. v1 is a perspective view of thei'mproved table, showing the main table in normal position, and the y,auxiliary table swung out'into `operative position; 'Fig.'2"is1an 'end elevation, 'partly in section, ofthe mai-n table, with the .auxiliary table swung into inoperative position under the main table, '3 is .an enlarged .detail side elevation ofthe upperend 'of Aone of the legs and of the adjacent part o'fthe'top of 'the auxiliary table; and Fig. 4 vis a View take-n along the line '4f-J1 of'Fig. 3.

The Pimproved article of furniture of `the present invention is particularly adapted for use in `small rooms Where "the saving of space is a prime essential. The 'kitchens of modern apartments yin large cities vare notoriously small .and caninot accommodate 'even a family of 'fouryvh'o desire to Ause 'the room for the double 'purpose of lkitchen and dining room. The "table is also adapted for use in restaurants, tea rooms, and .the'like AWhere it is de- 1927. Serial No. 200,322.

sired to have the children accompany their mi parents or friends at the same table Without the discomfort imposed on children by eating Aat relatively high tables While sitting on-for them-relatively 10W chairs. Although the improved table of the present invention is equally Well adapted for any of these various uses, it `Will be described with particular reference to its use as an article of furniture in the small kitchen of a modern apartment.

The main table of the combination may be of any usual or preferred construction and in the drawings is shown What is known as a porcelain top table comprising the top piece 5 provided on its under side With the depen ding side `and front 'lianges '6 and 7, the 'Whole being supported by the front legs 'S and rear legs .9. ln the front depending flap orflange 7 is fitted a drawer 10. The auxiliary table comprises a top 12 connected at its rear edge With the front 'flange 7 of the main table by the hinges 13 and supported at its front edge by thelegs 111-. Thelower portions 15 of the hinges 13 are fastened to the under side of the rear edge of the auxiliary `table top 12 and near the outer ends thereof. The upper pory tions 16 of the hinges 13 are elongated and provi-ded with a longitudinally extendingslot 17 through Which passes a bolt 18. The front faces of the upper part 16 of the hinges V13 are adapted to lie against the rear side fof the front flange 7 of the main table andare se- ,cured to the flange 7 by the 'butterfly nuts 19 threaded onto the inner ends of the bolts 18.

The legs 14 which support the fronti-edge of the auxiliary table are slidi-ngly received at their upper ends in the sleeves 20 pivoted by means of the hinges 21 to the under side of the front of each lateral edge of the top 12 -of the auxiliary table so ,that the legs 111 and the sleeves V20 may be folded longitudinally under Athe front edge of the auxiliary table top 12, as indicated at 22 in Fig. 2. To permit the legs to lie adjacent each other against the under side of the front .edge of the top 12, the hinges 21 are odset slightly relatively to each other. Vhen the auxiliary table is in use with the legs 14 swung into upright position, as shown in Fig. 1, the legs 14 are held in this position by means of the slotted brackets 24 pivoted at their upper ends 25 to the Afront edge of the table top 12 and secured at their lower ends by means of the butterfly nuts 2G to the lower part of the front side of the sleeves 20.

To provide for the vertical adjustment of the top 12 of the auxiliary table to accommodate it to the children at the various stages of their growth, or to adapt it 'for any other purpose, Yas for supporting a typewriter, sewing machine, or the like where a certain height is essential to perform the work in question, the upper end ot each leg lllis drilled transversely at the points 27 to receive a bolt 28 which passes through a hole in the lower part of the front side of each sleeve and carries on its front end one of the butterfly j nuts 26 and on its rear end a nut 29 which bears against the rear side of the upper end of the leg 14. The nut 29 is received in a hole 30 in the rear side of' each sleeve 20. Bv unscrewing vthe butterfly nuts 2G the bolts 28 may be removed from the holes 27 which they occupy and the legs 111i moved axially in the sleeves 20 to bring the table top 12 to the desired position, whereupon the bolts 28 will be inserted into the new holes 27 in alinement with the holes 31 in the lower edges of the front sides of the sleeves 20. Iniadjusting the height of the table top 12 by moving the legs 1a in the sleeves 20 the butterfly nuts 19 will also be loosened and the rear edge of the table top 12 moved up or down as desired to bring the table top 12 into a horizontal plane and then the butterfly nuts 19 will be again tightened.

After use the auxiliary table may be folded away under the main table without interfering with the ordinary uses of the latter. The butterfly nuts 26 are loosened and the legs 14 swung towards each other, up under the front edge of the auxiliary table top 12. To avoid accidental displacement from this position the legs 14 may be secured by retightening the nuts 2G, the slots 32 in the brackets 24 permitting the front ends of the bolts 28 to slide to the upper ends of the brackets. This action will cause the brackets 24 to lie along the front edge of the auxiliary table top 12 when the latter is swung up into inoperative position undei` the main table. The auxiliary table is held in its inoperative position under the main table by means of a hook 35 pivoted at 36 on the under edge of the rear part of one of the rails on which the drawer 10 slides. A spring 37 acting against the tail 3S of the hook holds the hook in position to engage with the upper side of the front ed ge of the table 12. The hook 35 may be disengaged from the table top 12 to permit the auxiliary table to be brought into use by pressing rearwardly on the liandle part 39 of the hook.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is:

1. An article of `furniture comprising, a main table including a front depending flange, and an auxiliary table consisting of a top, hinges connecting the rear edge of the top with the front flange of the main table, two legs pivotally connected with the front edge of the top and arranged to swing towards each other up under the frontedge of the top, and means on the main table for holding the auxiliary table under the main table when the legs of the auxiliary table have been folded into inoperative position and the top has been swung rearwardly under the main table.

2. An article of furniture comprising, a main table including a front depending flange, and an auxiliary table consisting of a top, a plurality of hinges, each hinge consisting of two parts one of which is adapted to be secured under the rea-r edge of the top and the other part of which is provided with a slot and is adapted to lie against the rear surface of the front flange of the main table, means passing through the slots in the hinges for securing the hinges to the flange, legs pivotally and adj ustably secured t0 the front edge of the auxiliary table top, and means for holding the legs in adjusted position, and means on the main table for holding the front edge of the auxiliary table under the rear edge of the main table when the legs of the auxiliary table have been folded and the top of the auxiliary table has been swung under the main table. I

3. An article of furniture comprising, a main table, and an auxiliary table consisting of a top adjustably hinged at its rear edge to the main table, a pair of vertically arranged sleeves hinged to the under surface of the front edge of the top so as to swing towards each Aother under the front edge of the top, a leg the upper end of which is slidingly received in each sleeve, means for securing the legs in adjusted position in the sleeves, means for securing the sleeves in fixed relation with the top, and means connected with the main table for engaging the front edge of the top of the auxiliary table for holding the latter under the main table.

4. An article of furniture comprising, a main table having a depending flange, and an auxiliary table consisting of a top, a plurality of hinges, one end of each hinge being secured to the under side of the rear edge of the top and the other end of each hinge being slotted and adapted to rest in upright position against the flange, means passing through the slots for securing the slotted part of the hinges to the flange, a pair of sleeves pivoted to the under surface of the front edge of the table top and arranged to swing towards each other and lie against the under surface of the table top, a leg slidingly received at its upper end in each sleeve, the upper end of each leg being provided with a hole, slotted brackets pivotally connected at one end with the table top, a bolt adapted to pass through a hole in the upper end of each leg and through the slot in the adjacent bracket to hold the leg in adjusted position and the sleeve in operative position, and means on the main table for holding the auxiliary table under the main table when the parts of the auxiliary table have been folded and the auxiliary table top swung under the main table.

5. An article of furniture comprising, a main table, and an auxiliary table consisting of a top One edge of Which is hinged to the main table and is adjustable vertically there to, legs for supporting the opposite edge of the auxiliary table top, said legs being hinged to the table top and adjustable vertically thereto, means for holding the legs of the auxiliary table in adjusted and in operative upright position, and means 0n the main table for holding the auxiliary table top under the main table When the legs of the auxiliary table have been folded upon the under surface of the top thereof and the top has been swung under the main table.

JOSEPH AVRUTIK. 

